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All that you touch; you change. ~ O.B
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
28 days ago
Moms donât like that billions of dollars were pulled out of healthcare to fund human rights abuses and unchecked chaos. Our nation needs immigration reform that balances security and compassion; not cruelty and not cuts to healthcare.
#FundHealthCareNotICE
#MomSky
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A NEW DAY in NYC!!
#TaxTheRich
#FreezeTheRent
#UniversalChildcare
#DOPETransitionTeam
Lets go NYđ„đ„đ„https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS-8RNqkuWz/?igsh=MWM1NDBxOGN6cGZ5NA==
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Monifa Bandele on Instagram: "New York said enough is enough!! Now the real work begins. đđŸâđŸ"
52 likes, 2 comments - monifabandele on January 1, 2026: "New York said enough is enough!! Now the real work begins. đđŸâđŸ".
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS-8RNqkuWz/?igsh=MWM1NDBxOGN6cGZ5NA==
about 2 months ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
President Trumpâs drive to crack down on vessels moving oil from Venezuela took an unusual turn over the weekend when a Venezuela-bound tanker fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it. Hereâs what we know.
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What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela
A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.
https://nyti.ms/45baP9Q
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Robert Reich
2 months ago
Casual reminder that the myth of âpulling yourself up by your bootstrapsâ is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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#Trumpflation
#MomSky
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5 months ago
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
5 months ago
Moms & parents canât afford Trumpâs rising costs. Coffee is up 33%. Vegetables are up 40%. Washing machines cost 12% more. Healthcare & childcare are up. Costs are rising under Trumpâs presidency. His policies arenât working. Itâs
#Trumpflation
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MomsRising
7 months ago
"For Black families, this is more than a bureaucratic shakeup. It's a direct attack," writes Monifa Bandele of MomsRising in Essence.
https://www.essence.com/op-ed/op-ed-if-the-department-of-education-falls-so-do-black-families/
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CUNY Graduate Center
6 months ago
Weâre so thrilled to welcome our newest students today at orientation!
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Gloria Pan
7 months ago
âThe DoE exists because history has shownâtime and againâthat states alone cannot be trusted to protect marginalized students⊠âThe DoEâs Office for Civil Rights has been one of the few tools ⊠to hold schools accountable...â via
@monifabandele.bsky.social
@momsrising.org
#MomSky
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OP-ED: If The Department Of Education Falls, So Do Black Families | Essence
MomsRisingâs Monifa Bandele breaks down how the rollback of federal protections puts the rights, safety, and futures of Black studentsâand the women who raise and teach themâat risk.
https://www.essence.com/op-ed/op-ed-if-the-department-of-education-falls-so-do-black-families/
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In Our Own Voice
7 months ago
From
@monifabandele.bsky.social
of
@momsrising.org
: If The Department Of Education Falls, So Do Black Families âBlack students, particularly Black girls, are already failed by the system at disproportionate rates.â Read more in Essence:
www.essence.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
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OP-ED: If The Department Of Education Falls, So Do Black Families | Essence
MomsRisingâs Monifa Bandele breaks down how the rollback of federal protections puts the rights, safety, and futures of Black studentsâand the women who raise and teach themâat risk.
https://www.essence.com/op-ed/op-ed-if-the-department-of-education-falls-so-do-black-families/
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
7 months ago
JOIN US!! Powerful panel tomorrow (Friday)on Care Policies to Counter Fascism: A Political Path to Victory. Friday, August 8th. 10:00 AM CT. NETROOTS PANEL ROOM: 286/287
#NN25
@poderlatinx.bsky.social
@momsrising.org
@familyvaluesatwork.bsky.social
@paidleaveforall.bsky.social
@nwlcactionfund.org
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SiriusXM Urban View
8 months ago
Join
@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social
in welcoming
@momsrising.org
guest,
@monifabandele.bsky.social
BACK to the
#LDFShow
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Monifa Bandele
SiriusXM Urban View
9 months ago
Join
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in welcoming
@momsrising.org
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@monifabandele.bsky.social
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#LDFShow
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SiriusXM Urban View
9 months ago
Moms Next Door
@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social
@momsrising.org
@monifabandele.bsky.social
#LDFShow
www.momsrising.org/blog/tags/mo...
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Moms Next Door
https://www.momsrising.org/blog/tags/moms-next-door
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BREAKING: Come out today! Mobilize at 4:30pm. ICE arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka while he accompanied a congressional delegation attempting to investigate conditions at an ICE facility.
pix11.com/news/local-n...
10 months ago
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
10 months ago
Parents of America unite! Rep
@gomez.house.gov
and I are out today with a new piece about whatâs at stake for parents. And: If youâre a parent, or if you love a parent, or if youâve ever had a parent: Itâs time to pay attention!
#MomsSky
Medicaid
@momsrising.org
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MomsRising
11 months ago
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Text CR to (888) 418-5699 to tell your Senators to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution and to fight for a budget that puts families first.
https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/tell-your-us-senators-to-vote-no-on-the-continuing-resolution/
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Tell your U.S. Senators to vote no on the Continuing Resolution
House Republicans passed a CR budget proposal that would cut billions from programs that are the foundation of economic success for moms and families and lets Elon Musk have unchecked power over our country. Tell your Senator to vote NO on the harmful Continuing Resolution and pass a budget that puts American families first.
https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/tell-your-us-senators-to-vote-no-on-the-continuing-resolution/
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11 months ago
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#WeNeedJoy
@joyannreid.bsky.social
@msnbc.com
#TheReidOut
12 months ago
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Black women are unstoppable, no matter the obstacles.
@joyannreid.bsky.social
has been a trailblazer, a truth-teller, and a force in journalismâamplifying voices, speaking truth to power, and making history along the way.
#WeNeedJoy
#WinWithBlackWomen
#FollowJoy
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#WeNeedJoy
Watch the meeting. Downlaod the toolkit and take ACTION!!
www.youtube.com/live/DEaJdx8...
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Emergency Meeting: We Need Joy
YouTube video by Win With Black Women
https://www.youtube.com/live/DEaJdx8Z0Dc?si=vMgIPtRMjdWbFy60
12 months ago
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MomsRising
about 1 year ago
We hear about how the funding freeze impacted the already unstable child care sector, and how our advocacy helped reverse course â for now â w/ Nina Perez.
momsrising.org/bt03feb25/?source=bsky
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Connect the dotsâŠâSecretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that he had taken over as acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentâŠmany of U.S.A.I.D.âs programs âŠwould continue under the umbrella of the State Department.â
about 1 year ago
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Christopher Webb
about 1 year ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team (Gift Article)
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/us/politics/usaid-official-leave-musk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t04.0WBK.K6mgmqzVYOlg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Times like theseâŠ.study, organize, fight, dance
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about 1 year ago
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MomsRising
about 1 year ago
Kayla Gogarty
@mmfa.bsky.social
: The right-wing noise machine is this enormous, well-oiled media apparatus, a coordinated network of politicians, political figures, think tanks, and different organizations. And what we see is a feedback loop. We see them playing off of each other.
#MOMSky
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#KeepEyesOnSundan
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https://x.com/bsonblast/status/1878486651820802432?s=46&t=UqSFILpIJxReIz5KmSOjHg
about 1 year ago
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Sherrilyn Ifill
about 1 year ago
When members of the press and political leaders in either party treat Trumpâs imperialist talk as âbonkersâ âcrazyâ or âjust talkâ you deny that real people live in these places Trump is threatening. Panama has been invaded by the U.S. before. None of this is a joke.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/w...
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Panama Unsettled by Trump Threat to Seize Canal
Few took the president-electâs combative comments at face value, but they still sent a shudder through a country that has been invaded by the United States before.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/world/americas/panama-canal-trump.html
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#CooperativeEconomics
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Ujamaa - To build & maintain our own stores, shops & other businesses, & to profit from them together. Ujamaa is NOT you & your crew exploiting workers & caking out for yourselves. It's about developing sustainable systems of collective economic growth.
#ThisAintBlackCapitalism
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âHis presence in Palestine during that first election underscored our hopes for a brighter tomorrow, despite the heavy shadows of occupation and displacement.â
#JimmyCarter
Read more:
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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To honour Jimmy Carterâs legacy, amplify his call for freedom in Palestine
The former US president, who turned 100 this month, has long been working to secure a just peace in Palestine.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/8/to-honour-jimmy-carters-legacy-amplify-his-call-for-freedom-in-palestine
about 1 year ago
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What is beating someone âbefore deathâ? WTF does that even mean.
#RobertBrooks
was beaten TO DEATH. Thatâs called murder. Fixed headline: Footage shows NY officers murder Robert Brooks by beating him to death while handcuffed
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Footage shows NY officers beating prisoner Robert Brooks before death
The New York attorney general has opened an investigation after Robert Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a state prison facility.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ldwe1ypywo
about 1 year ago
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âNew York prison guards implicated in the savage beating death of a handcuffed man had been accused of participating in similar attacks on prisoners across the state.â What happened to
#RobertBrooks
is what happens in prison.
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Guards Who Beat Robert Brooks Were Accused of Assaulting Inmates Before
Three of the 13 guards implicated in the savage beating of Robert Brooks had been accused in lawsuits of earlier attacks in New York prisons.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/nyregion/robert-brooks-marcy-correctional-facility-inmate-abuse.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 year ago
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Qasim Rashid, Esq.
about 1 year ago
Remember when Israel bombed ONE Gaza hospital causing outrage & Israeli Govt declared âWe donât bomb hospitals it was actually Hamas.â UN report confirms Israel has bombed 110 hospitals & medical centers & Hamas was in ZERO of them. But itâs not genocideđ
www.qasimrashid.com/p/un-commiss...
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UN Commission: The IDF Is Raping, Killing, & Torturing Palestinians
Legacy media has conducted a near blackout of this damning report and the Biden administration is refusing to act to uphold international human rights law
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/un-commission-the-idf-is-raping-killing?r=fyvxf&utm_medium=ios
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#JordanNeely
was failed by every system in NYC. He needed healthcare and housing, instead
#DanielPenny
murdered him. Vigilante violence isnât community safety. It is a system of terror (backed/allowed by the state) waged on the most vulnerable people in society. This verdict proves that.
about 1 year ago
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YES to this affirmation from
@sifill.bsky.social
!!
#FreeLeonardPeltier
#ClearTheRow
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about 1 year ago
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
about 1 year ago
Thankful for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), AKA ObamaCare: Itâs covered 50 million+ people, made being a mom no longer a pre-existing condition, stopped people from getting kicked off healthcare just for getting sick & more. ***Moms to Trump: Stop the fowl play of threatening to overturn the ACA!***
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newsone.com/5719394/mayo...
â..the real goal of the indictment - to ruin the mayorâs reputation, given his aggressive pushback against the state taking over Jackson, its capital city. Theyâre trying to divert attention from their own generations-long and racist neglect of our city,â
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'Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Is An Innocent Man. All Heâs Done Is Fight For Us,' Declares Jackson, Mississippi, Resident Nsombi Lambright-Haynes
The indictment against Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba seems to demonstrate his innocence--but federal and state corruption.
https://newsone.com/5719394/mayor-chokwe-lumumba-jackson-mississippi-residents-innocent/
about 1 year ago
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The Intercept
about 1 year ago
Joe Biden has 53 days.
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Biden Has âPardonedâ Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations by Biden will stop another federal execution spree.
https://interc.pt/4eNbn7P
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#AbortionBans
are killing us.
www.alternet.org/texas-aborti...
âThe 35-year-oldâs death was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed a detailed summary of her case for ProPublica. âŠabortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of careâ
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A third woman died under Texasâ abortion ban
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Life of the Mother:How Abortion ...
https://www.alternet.org/texas-abortion-ban-2669999244/
about 1 year ago
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Another powerful starter pack! Follow, follow.
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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'Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Is An Innocent Man. All Heâs Done Is Fight For Us,' Declares Jackson, Mississippi, Resident Nsombi Lambright-Haynes
The indictment against Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba seems to demonstrate his innocence--but federal and state corruption.
https://newsone.com/5719394/mayor-chokwe-lumumba-jackson-mississippi-residents-innocent/
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#TamirRice
should be here. 10 years ago today, his life was cut short.
#NeverForget
h/t
@ykreborn.bsky.social
Thank youâ€ïžđ€đ
about 1 year ago
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Another great starter pack from
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âŒïž Share and follow.
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about 1 year ago
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MomsRising
over 1 year ago
Our member, Sasheena, tells BKReader that New York's #childcare crisis is harming kids, families and the economy and it's time for change! NY families need @GovKathyHochul to sign 3 pend... #CareCantWait
https://www.bkreader.com/local-voices/sign-the-childcare-bills-into-law-governor-hochul-9780785
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Sign The Childcare Bills Into Law, Governor Hochul
Op-Ed: Just about any parent can tell you that our child care system is broken.
https://www.bkreader.com/local-voices/sign-the-childcare-bills-into-law-governor-hochul-9780785
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Al Jazeera English
about 1 year ago
Israeli PM Netanyahu and ex-Defence Minister Gallant face ICC arrest warrants for "war crimes committed from at least 8 Oct 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.â
aje.io/mse8rr
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#AddtoBlackSky
over 1 year ago
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X)
over 1 year ago
'North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-style programs.'
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
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Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
https://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-school-voucher-money-north-carolina?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ProPublica/magazine/Education
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